Staple.



J. H. GBLBERT.

STAPLE.

APPLICATION FILED on. 6. I917.

Pawn'ibed Feb. 26,1918.

For-in seam einisnit'r, orrnalvrorcrr, FLORIDA.

' STAPLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentid lFlelbg wbij ll l fi.

Appli'cation fikd October 6, 1917. Serial No. 195,690.

To all whomiit may concern:

Be it known that I, Jena HENRY GILBERT, a citizen ofthe United States. residii'ig at Plant City, in. the county of Hillsborough and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Staples. of which the following is a specification.

Thls invention relates to staples and las for its object to produce a staple having means associated therewith whereby to lock a h-asp thereon.

It is a further object. of the invention to produce a staple having a hinged cap plate designed to be swung over the staple when a hasp is arranged upon thestaple, locking means'being arranged between the said cap platen-r member and the staple whereby to lock the said cap member u 'aonthe staple,

and conseouently. the hasp upon. the staple. It is a still further object of the invention to produce a device of this character where- V in the locking means is directly associated with the cap plate, so that removable locking means, such as a key, which might be mislaid or lost is not necessitated.

It is a still further object of the invention to produce a device of this nature which shall be simple, cheap to manufacture and market, and thoroughly efficient in operation.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of the invention is more fully understood, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the application of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the cap plate and the hasp released from the staple.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 41- is a sectional view approximately on the line H of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the staple with the cap or keeper plate released therefrom and swung to one side thereof. parts being in section, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the same, but looking toward the opposite side of the device.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 10 designates a swinging member, such as a hinged door. and 11' the jaiiib or abutment for'themeniber 10. I V

Secured to the swinging member '0 atm- 10, by meansof astaple 12 is aliasp the said hasp having adjacent its free eiidfthe usual elongated slot or opening 14. "watt-@- bv toengage with the staple arranged upon the jamb 11. I I The staple upon the janib broadly dicated by the numeral 15. The trainers. at a suitable distance inward of its legs'ld is provided upon (meet its sides'with an integral plate 17, the said plate also "etanectingthe outeror roiinded end'of' the staple, and this plate, upon its inneredgeis extended outwardly to provide a iflan'ge 18.

The flange 18 is'adaptedto limittlie enterof thelegs Itiin'thejamb 11, and lp referably, and as illustrated by thefdraivings.

the outer memtertrrhe'saune, indicated. for distinctionby the numeral 19 straight, or at a right angle to the legs 16, the said member 19 being rounded at its corners to its juncture with the legs. The member 19 is centrally provided with a substantially key hole slot 20 which opens from its edge opposite that provided with the plate 17.

The cap plate or keeper is indicated by the numeral 21, and comprises a fiat body 22 of a substantially rectangular formation having a continuous flange 23 at its edges and which flange is rounded at the corners of the said body. The cap plate 21 is constructed of some suitable metal, embodying a natural resiliency, and is of a size to snugly engage with the outer sides of the staple .15 as well as with. the connecting member for the legs which if have termed the outer member and which I have designated by the numeral 19. The cap plate, upon its lower edge is provided with an outturned longitudinally ex tending flange 24, and this flange is designed to overlie and contact with the hasp 12, when the said hasp is brought to staple engaging position. The cap plate upon one of its ends is provided with an ofiset outwardly extending portion forming a finger piece which is designated by the numeral 25 and upon its other end with a substantially U shaped extension 26, the outer arm of which being hingedly secured as at 27 to the outer face of one of the legs 16 of the staple in a line with or slightly above the flange 18.

In operation, the cap plate 21 is swung to the position illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The hasp 13 is then swung over the staple 15, the said staple passing through the opening 14 in the said hasp. The staple is contactedby the flange 18, which limits the movement of the said staple in the direction of a jamb 11 and which also arranges the, outer end of the staple in a position to be received in the U-shaped hinge portion 26 of the keeper plate 22. The keeper plate is now swung over the staple 15, the flange 24: and the finger piece 25 contacting withthe outer surface of the staple. The flanged sides of the cap plate contacting with the legs of the staple 15 prevent the accidental outward swinging of the keeper plate, but in order to more effectively lock the cap plate to the staple, I arrange upon the outer flange of the cap plate a key member 29, the shank 28 of which having its end offset to provide a bit 30 which is arranged to be received in the key hole slot 20 in the outer member 19 of the staple 15. Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A staple for a hasp, a flanged cap plate having an offset portion which is hingedly secured to one side. of the staple and which is designed to surround the outer edge of the hasp when the said hasp is arranged on the Copies of this patent may be obtained for staple, and locking means carried by said cap plate coengaging with the staple to lock said plate upon the staple.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth, a staple, a flanged plate having one of its ends provided with a U-shaped extension which is hingedly connected to one of the ends of the staple and which extension is designed to receive the outer end of the hasp when the same is arranged on the staple and the flanged plate is swung over the staple to frictionally engage therewith, and a locking element carried by the plate and designed to coengage with the staple for locking the said plate to the staple.

3. In a device for the purpose set forth, a staple, a plate integrally formed with the staple upon one of the sides thereof, said plate having its-inner edge provided with an offset flange, a flanged cap plate having one of its ends provided with a U-shaped extension and having its inner edge formed with an outturned flange, a hinged connection between the said U-shaped extension and one of the sides of the staple, said cap plate designed to be swung over the staple and to frictionally engage therewith, and a turnable element carried by the plate and designed to co-engage with the staple for locking the plate to the staple.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN HENRY GILBERT.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

